Year % female 1970 41.01896 1971 40.98385 1972 41.1317 1973 41.19371 1974 41.16893 1975 41.39593 1976 41.66244 1977 41.87597 1978 42.00588 1979 42.30214 1980 42.43888 1981 42.67587 1982 42.84106 1983 42.92051 1984 43.17805 1985 43.48499 1986 43.73086 1987 43.91459 1988 44.13991 1989 44.01964 1990 44.17599 1991 44.5697 1992 44.7981 1993 45.12416 1994 45.22045 1995 45.23408 1996 45.23303 1997 45.46226 1998 45.50294 1999 45.67033 2000 45.73915 2001 45.91821 2002 46.1247 2003 47.21788 2004 47.26846 2005 47.33785 2006 47.44952 2007 47.55301 2008 47.88156 2009 48.00522 2010 48.10022 2011 48.17779 2012 48.18248 2013 48.93784 2014 48.85471 2015 48.89737 2016 49.3457 2017 49.24976 2018 49.19061